searching cells for specific conditions

[Mr2017]

Hi

I have data where the word "for" will appear in cells and if two numbers in the cell are the same, then I'd want to return the word "volume" and if the first number is bigger than the second, then I'd want to return the word "value"

To give a simple example, let's assume that

3 for 3 appeared in cell A1 and
5 for 4 appeared in cell A2.

I'd like a formula which returns the word "volume" in cell B1 (because the numbers 3 and 3 are the same in cell A1) BUT returns the word "value" in cell B2 (because 5 is greater than 4).

Does anyone know how to do this? I've pasted the sample data below:

5 for 4

<colgroup><col style="width:48pt" width="64" span="2"> </colgroup><tbody>
[TD="width: 64"]3 for 3[/TD]
[TD="width: 64"][/TD]

</tbody>

Thanks in advance.

 

[JLGWhiz]

What if the second number is bigger thatn the first? ie. 3 For 5.

 

[Mr2017]

Then that should return the word “volume” as well.

Or to make it easier, you can use the letters f and c. So:

3 for 3 (same numbers) = f
3 for 5 (second number greater than first) = f
5 for 4 (first number greater than second) = c

Please let me know if you want me to clarify the question, further.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JLGWhiz]

this assumes the data will start on row two of column A and the results will be in column B

Sub t()
Dim c As Range, spl As Variant
    With ActiveSheet
        For Each c In .Range("A2", .Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp))
            spl = Split(c.Value, " ")
            If UBound(spl) <> 0 Then
                If spl(LBound(spl)) = spl(UBound(spl)) Then
                    c.Offset(, 1) = "f"
                Else
                    c.Offset(, 1) = "c"
                End If
            End If
        Next
    End With
End Sub

 

[Mr2017]

Hi JLGWhiz

Thanks for posting the code above.

It worked for the second row ie the character 'c' was returned because 5 is greater than 4.

But it didn't work for the first row? The cell remained blank....

Do you know what may need to be amended?

Thanks in advance.